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** Your daily media briefing - Tuesday 23 July
In the Media <[link removed]>, our daily collection of news and commentary related to secularism, is one of the most popular features on our website and now available delivered to your inbox.
** Secularism in the media
* Bid to scrap prayers at Norfolk County Council meetings fails <[link removed]>
Prayers will continue to be said before full Norfolk County Council meetings, after a bid to scrap them was defeated.
Dereham Times
* Council in north London adopts APPG definition of Islamophobia – NSS mentioned <[link removed]>
Harrow Council in north-west London has adopted a working definition of Islamophobia, despite opposition concerns that the wording is not "widely accepted".
Harrow Times
* Council in south London adopts definition of Islamophobia <[link removed]>
Southwark Council's assembly has adopted the all-party parliamentary group working definition of Islamophobia.
News Shopper
* Clashes outside primary school over relationship lessons <[link removed]>
Protesters who don't want children taught about same-sex relationships have clashed with parents outside a primary school in Nottingham.
Sky News
* Peace TV: Islamic TV station that called gay people worse than pigs faces ban <[link removed]>
An Islamic television station faces being stripped of its British broadcast licence after relaying extremely anti-gay sentiments and advocating the execution of magicians and 'apostates'.
The Times (£)
* Abortion changes could mean terminations up to 24 weeks in NI <[link removed]>
Abortions up to 24 weeks are due to be made legal within months in the biggest social change in Northern Ireland for decades.
The Irish News
* Sinn Fein backs Westminster legislation on abortion <[link removed]>
Almost two weeks after Westminster's momentous vote to decriminalise abortion in Northern Ireland, Sinn Fein has come out in support of the move.
News Letter
* Sunday ferries to Lewis celebrated and lamented on its 10th anniversary <[link removed]>
The 10th anniversary of the first Sunday ferries to the Sabbatarian bastion of the Isle of Lewis has been both celebrated and lamented.
The Press and Journal
* ‘The Church of England needs mission’ <[link removed]>
Dennis Lennox says the time has come to disestablish the Church of England.
The Spectator
* ‘British Social Attitudes survey reports dramatic decline in C of E — but few care’
Andrew Brown says the British Social Attitudes survey made dismal reading for the Church of England, but few journalists were interested.
Church Times
* Jewish man who was circumcised as a baby reveals trauma it caused him <[link removed]>
A Jewish man who was circumcised as a baby has admitted the lifelong trauma it's caused him has led to him contemplating suicide.
Mail Online
* Indonesian city pushing for anti-LGBT law <[link removed]>
An Indonesian city of nearly two million people is planning an anti-LGBT law.
Gay Star News
** Latest from the NSS
* Why won’t the government condemn the existence of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws? <[link removed]>
Ministers keep condemning the "misuse" of Pakistan's blasphemy laws in response to parliamentary questions. But the 'misuse' of indefensible laws isn't the issue – the existence of them is, says Chris Sloggett.
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